Tamron announced today that its second factory in Vietnam, the Tamron Vietnam Vinh Phuc Plant, began operations. This factory was constructed with an investment of approximately 4 billion yen in order to expand production capacity, strengthen its system for stable supply, and strengthen its cost-effectiveness.
The factory is a mass production facility that can handle all processes from lens processing, metal processing, molding, painting, and assembly. They aim to establish a mass production system in 2026 and be fully operational in 2028. By achieving this, the company group’s production capacity is expected to increase by approximately 1.2 times compared to 2024.
The company has a tripartite production system in place, with its Aomori factory in Japan acting as the “mother factory” for establishing production technology, its Chinese factory expanding production of products for the Chinese market, and the two factories in Vietnam expanding production of products for the global market.
In addition to geopolitical risks, the risk of tariffs on China has been on the rise in recent years, and in anticipation of these risks becoming apparent, the company has been proceeding with the construction of this factory since 2023. In a rapidly changing society, the company plans to continue to improve and strengthen its production system so that it can continue to deliver optical products to customers around the world.
Overview of Tamron Vietnam’s Vinh Phuc Plant
| address | Thang Long Industrial Park 3, Vinh Phuc Province, Vietnam |
| Operation | January 2025 |
| Main production items | Photographic lenses, surveillance lenses, automotive lenses |
| Number of Employees | 1,500 people (at full capacity in 2028) |
| Investment Amount | Approximately 4 billion yen |
| Land area | Approximately 25,000㎡ |
| Building area | Approximately 8,000㎡ |
| Total floor area | Approximately 28,500㎡ (factory building 17,000㎡, bicycle parking area 11,500㎡) |
| Architectural specifications | Factory building: 3 stories, bicycle parking lot: 3 stories |
